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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
SHARING THE BURDEN.
BIZ ,1ArHrR DEAR K1xBAII.

TEs wfmmin folks says I'm Blue Beard
Bednt orter got married agin-
6zt that SORT o. cackle doant worry,
Cause know it's their natur to chin
&pect it war jest a leettle mite hasty,
But reckon this keDtry is free.
Ard people what talks bout their naybers
Doa0t cut emmy fgger with me.
Hhey can t talk to me about sorrer,
Fur reckin I've he'd good share,
Add it shoots through my heart like bullet
When ] think NV the angel up There.
But wouldn't hev Jane hear me sayit
Fur emmy thing under the sun
NIght hatch up the least mite of ny envy
Or jealousness to'ards Number One.
Tou zee, ez ore day was plowin'
That little patch down by the crick,
IN OFF OK he kinder get shaky-
Dropped off fore IN en" II tn week
80 harnessed the nigh un up single
Thought I'd try the o.e critter alone
89t might hev iee-hawed him till dooinsday,
9het plowin woulG never bin done.
Ns baIked like thet mule in the circus.
He snorted and bellered by turns;
Then over the fed cavorted,
A-plown' it up with his horns
Finder settled his dander u little
When goes down to Aliens tibet night.
ord trades off my favor-ite rsey
Fur a sorrel OK speckled it'll white.
0Fs Alien he drives a cluse bargin-
He's tn snuPgest man ever SEQ
And. reckopn' only on critters,
Epect he did git the best. some, OF mo.
Bat while he was szin up Jersey,
Which he'd left tied in the lane,
xswnpped few words bout tn weather
Etcetry With his darter Jane.
Didn't fool away much time a-spoonin'-
Popped the question the next Sunday night
CAV the parson q shiny gold flyer
Fur tyin the knot good and tight.
Ole Allen he opened his peppers
When we asst his consent, me and Jane
Eiu-e bruk him all up. but he guv 1t,
AID added solemn AmenI
Doan't care if they do call me Blue Beard,
Cause asst Deacon Jones advice;
Me guv it good lray'rful thinkin'
And told me ~by all means" to splice.
But one thing I'm wllin' to stand by,
Whittier oxen or men, doan't care,
xhet yoke upon one pair of shoulders
Ez mighty hard burden to bear.
Miader worried me some about Heaven
Bein' there with Marian and Jane
low ter do the squar thing by two angels
Ooan't seem so teetotally plain;
S31t I've read about Solomon's family,
And made up my mind wot TO do:
19 Solomon's there 18th three hundred,
amt going to worry bout two.
Current.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
FOWDER FOR INDIAN FIGHTERS.

A negro slave owned by Capt. Estill
was pre-eminently the musician of the
country in the earliest years, says a
writer in Harper's Magazine, describ-
ing the Kentucky pioneers. He was a
person of greatest Importance from the
further fact that he alone of all in the
country could make gunpowder. The
cave where "Monk" leached the earth
for saltpeter and combined his danger
GUS mixture is one of the well-known
spots of historic interest in Madison
County. He possessed much intelli-
gence and was eccentric and reserved.
He was treated with respect and con-
sideration by whites and Indians alike.
His freedom was given him in 1882 in
recognition of his conspicuous bravery
in an Indian fight Thus, in addition
to other points of interest, he was the
first freed slave in Kentucky. His
chemical secret-how to make gum
powder-was never devulged by him,
and insured him consequence proper
toned to the value of that indispensable
article in settlement of hunters and
Indian fighters. But the powder made
by the Monk" was no doubt below the
standard of even those rude days The
supply was chiefly from Fort Pitt, and
during the earlier years the expeditions
to fetch it was carefully planned, and in
trusted only to the most daring and
successful woodsmen. In June, 1776,
the pioneers held general meeting on
the powder question" and sent two
representatives all the way to Williams
burg, one Of whose duties it was to pro-
cure from the Virginia assembly sup
ply of ammunition. The 500 pounds
that were granted were carried on
horses through the wilderness to Fort
Pitt, and thence by night voyages in
canoes to Limestone (now Maysville).
there secreted to await favorable
time for conveyance to the stations in
central Kentucky. It cost the lives OF
several good men to accomplish the task.
It was in the same year that, on SINH
lar errand to Fort Pitt, party OF seven
were all killed or wounded, among them
Col Robert Peterson, the founder OF
the three cities of Lexington, Cincin-
matt, and Dayton, who there received
the tomahawk wowd which he bore to
his grave.
THE certain way 70 be cheated is to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
BUFFALO BILL.
Interesting Story Of His Life and
Adventures, rs Related BY
Himself
How he Slew His First Indian, and
Came to Be Called Buffalo
Bill.

The following, written by W. F. Cody,
appeared in recent issue of the London
Globe: I was born in February, 1915, in
the State of Iowa. I need not go into de-
tails respecting my family, and can dismiss
my youth briefly by saying that when was
not on horse was just being thrown off
one. l soon became pretty smart rider;
and my practice with q gun was pretty
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23

gravel.
She heard the eager tones Of welcome;
and then the voices approached the room
in which she was. The door opened, and
there, older and graver than she remem-
bered him, but still the same, stood
Douglas Macdonald! For moment he
remained as If in trance, his eyes resting
incredulously upon the wasted figure of the
girl who, with face whittier than her dress,
returned his gaze.
Then, with hasty bound, he was across
the room; forgetting entirely the years that
had passed, the way in which they had
parted, and everything save that he once
more beheld her to whose image his faith
full heart had ever chung.
@Estelle!" he cried, @my darling! came
to seek you, and have found you already!
Oh, tell me that Lam welcome that You
are glad to see ss.s!"
With wondering faces, old Doctor Stew
art and his wife stood quiet SPECTATORS of
the strange scene before. them.
AS Estelle looked up into the NOUS face
bent over her, she felt that the love which
she had once rejected was still hers. It
was easy to read the JOY which filed her
heart to overfowing; and Douglas was not
blind.
aEstelle," he exclaimed, II only lately
heard Of your refusing Mr.. Severne and of
your misfortunes. Then in my heart q
faint hope sprang into existence, and de-
termined to .eturn and seek you and try
once more my fate. Can it indeed be that
my hope is not to prove in vain?"
Estelle lifted her eyes to his, and in their
luminous depths Douglas read his answer.
Later, everything was explained to
Douglas; how it was that he had SO unex-
pectedly found Estelle in his uncle's home.
and all that had occurred since they had
rarted-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23
Cbedience-The F4,ait of Faith.


! The depreciatory way in which obedi-
ence is regarded in much revivalistic
teaching is out of harmony with the
whole spirit of the New Testament, and
tends to make the religion it fosters a
thing of mere sentiment. On bill an
nouncing some mission services, we
once saw the verse:
Nothing to pay? No, not whit;
Nothing to do2 No, not bit;
All that was needed to do or to pay
Jesus has done in his own blessed way..
Now that is both true and false. True
in that our Lords work is complete;
false in that it leads men to think that
faith may "abide alone" Christ laws
equal stress on believing and doing.
Indeed, he tells US that certainty con-
corning God can only be reached by
willingness to obey. Where faith re-
mains without obedience, like seed that
does not send up its stem to the light,
it dies. Where men seek to obey with
out faith in their heart they try to bring
forth fruit as from tree without root
in the soil. We protest against any
teaching which sights the words of
Christ either as to faith or obedience.
The end must be harmful Without
faith we become dry and hard moral
lists; without obedience we become
mere religionists. Those who slight
obedience sever Christ from His pre-
cepts; those. who slight faith take the
precepts and lose sight of the Christ.
We have no right to do either. We
take either course at our peril. With
out Christ as the object of faith, the
glow, the enthusiasm, the dynamic force
of Christianity are wanting, and it be-
comes mere system of morals, supe-
rior to, but not differing in kind, from
that of other religions of the world.
Without obedience, growing out of
faith in Him, our religion becomes
more cratic than spiritual, more hys-
terical than practical.
WHILE the United States is making
just complaint against being converted
into dumping-ground for the most
worthless population of Europe, the
Dominion of Canada is puzzling itself
to account for the phenomenon of in
creasing population concurrently with
a steady decrease in the number of res
ident aliens. By aliens is meant in
Canada all persons not born in Great
Britain or colonies of the empire-for
naturalization is rare event across the
line. The decrease in the number of
resident persons of foreign birth is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23

THE use we make OF happiness gives
us an eternal sentiment Of satisfnction
or repentance. Rousseau
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-23

THE certain way TO be cheated is to
fancy ones more cunning than others. I
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
The Frozen Milk of Siberia.

The people in Siberia buy their milk
frozen, and for convenience it is allowed
to freeze about stick, which comes as a
handle to carry it by. The milkman
leaves one chunk or two chunks, as the
case may be, at the houses Of his custom
ers. The children in Irkutsk, instead Of
crying for drink of milk, cry for bite
of milk. The people there in the winter
time do not say, ''Be careful not to spill
the milk" but ''Be careful not to break
the milk" Broken milk is better than
spilled milk, though, because there is an
opportunity to save the pieces. A quart
Of frozen milk on a stick is a formidable
weapon in the hand of an angry man or
boy, as it possible to knock a person down
with it. Irkutsk people hang their milk
on hooks instead of putting it IN pans,
though, of course, when warm spring
weather comes on, they have to use the
pans or pals, as the milk begins to melt
and drop from the hooks. The Argonaut.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
The Clerks All Seeing Eyes.

During the late Christmas holidays q
large firm in B employed as an assist
ant clerk young man who was exceed
ingly cross eyed. The especial duty
assigned to him was to act as Waterman
and prevent the peculation Of all sorts OF
small fancy articles that were lying about
the counters for exhibition at that time. Z
One day half grown boy came into the
store, and after looking all around,
pricing first one thing and then another,
among which were some very nice socks,
he finally started to go out of the door.
At this moment the new clerk touched
him lightly on the shoulder, and,
inviting him to come to the back part of
the store, said to him politely, 'Oblige
me by giving me back at once the socks
that you have in your back pocket"
''How do you know I have any socks in
my back pocket;" demanded the boy in a
bold tone.
II saw you put them there" said the
clerk very gently.
The boy looked up into the young man s
face in utter amaZeraent. care you look
ing at me nows' he asked earnestly.
''Do you see me this very niinute?" he
asked still more earnestly.
"Of course do" replied the clerk.
"Good Lord, misterr' cried the boy
with a blanching face; "here's your
socksr' And with bound he was out
the back door, over the fence and away,
having learned lesson concerning all see
ing eyes which it is to be hoped he may
never forget.-Philadelp Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
Tho Next Naval War.

Rear Admiral Simpson, from New York,
sat comfortably in an easy chair in the
driving room of the Hotel Balzac and
chatted for half an hour or SO about va
riety Of naval matters.
eyes" he said in reply to my inquiry,
s'you are right. The next naval war will
solve some pulling questions. AS to re-
sisting the attack Of a torpedo boat, of
course no ships of war can do it if the
blow comes from beneath, for the aNnOr
plates never cover the bottom; but the
question is, can the torpedo boats get
underneath to explode their charges You
see with the modern arrangements Of
flashing electric lights and double chain
iets at the sides, it is next to impossible
Tor them to approach man-ofwar with
out being detected; and if once detected,
q shot or two from the ships battery OF
Hotehlziss guns would put an end to the
Thing at once"
I suggested that the torpedo boats
might so under these nets and come up
from below. SIN general, you may say"
lie replied, that the experiments in that
line have met with very little success,
but, Of course, if such q system can be
perfected, why" land the admiral
shrugged his broad shoulders, eve had
better all agree to remain on shore. How
ever that may be, I think that the torpe-
does viii have their greatest application
in the harbor and coast defenses. There
we shall see some lively times, the defend
ers ready TO touch an electric button and
blow into pieces the first ship to cross the
spot where the dynamite lies ready, and
the enemy scheming. on the other hand,
and mostly at night, to destroy the tor
pedoes or to cut the wires. 1t will be like
the old game Of mining and countermin-
ing"
In regard to our own naval strength
the admiral said: I've are, you know,
supposed to be absurdly weak in our navy;
but at least we have this advantage over
any other country. that we can profit now
by long series of blunders and improve
ments made by them while we have been
doing nothing. Our new ships will rep
resent all that the engineers of Europe
have found to be best Paris Cor. New
York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
New Yor.,s especial Sessions. Audience.

| New York's Especial Sessions Audience.
The pleasure Of being witness took me
to the court Of special sessions not long
ago. 1t was merry morning. The Jail
yard, where q murderer had Just been
hanged, was full of sunlight and playful
| breezes. The jail pigeons strutted and
cooed in the sun. The temple of justice
| was cool and gray, as temple should be,
but the audience was clammy and uncom-
Portable, and even the judges had a flush
upon their faces. It seemed almost as If
some phantom from the gallows outside
was in the place, and the peculiar atmos-
phere that the court possesses had GEM
etery SAVIOR to the nostrils-Or at least to
mine.
Somebody ought to paint picture Of a
special sessions audience. The benches
present curious variety of characters
that would furnish an artist with ample
material. do not suppose any one would
want to buy the picture when it was done,
but few would pass it by without halt.
The brutal, cunning or debased faces Of
the average lockers on attend the proceed
ings at the bar with the same eager, crav-
ing intentness as one may imagine of the
audience at combat in the arena Of old
Rome. It is an act of their own lives to
them, no doubt, and none knows who
among them will next be called upon the
stage.
From time to time, on the morning
write of. when the door of the court room
would open, you could hear the whining
Of a dog. When I went out a stalwart
young tough was standing in the deep
portico, with little white bull terrier in
a chain. AS l pushed the door open
heard some one behind me say guilty"
I looked back. There was a man being
led from the bar by policeman. The
audience was devouring him with hungry
interest. Guilty. repeated the murmur.
The dog strained at its chain and howled
till the black roof rang. Then the jail
gate changed between brute, beast and
brute master, and went forth into the
fresh air that made me feel like new
man.-Alfred Trumble in New York
News.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

Having sold out our business AMI good viii
at ll2 Douglas avenue, TO the SteInhsuser-
Merkle Supply Co, we desire TO return our
thanks TO our patrons for the very liberal
patronage extended To Us through the many
years that we have teen In business: and
upon retiring we bespeak for our suscessors
the same liberal patronage that has beea ex-
tended 70 us-wbo are The largest retail
dealers in the state Of kansas, AMI are amp
ly able 20 give the closest prices obsainsssie.
IL will be 70 you interest TO sive them trial
lat J. n ALLEN * 90.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
JanitorS' Families

Jsnitors' families are quite feature of
Gothan's population Living in sky fats,
they are enabled TO enjoy quiet lives and
society Of their own, which are privileges
quite unknown to their more aristocratic
neighbors. Nearly every building is in
habited by one CT these famiGes.-Cticago
Tines.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

II the student is in fair health and de-
sires to remain so during the school course,
would decidedly recommend him to take
TIE sponge bath before retiring If he is
vigorous, cold is better than tepid water
for this purpose. IL VIII help 10 neutral
izc the effect Of severe study on the brain,
and induce healthful sleep. The scalp
should be brushed well before retiring for
the night, and the face and hands well
washed with soap and water.-EeTaId Of
Health
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

Riverside PARK Ia the bend II ne Little Ar
kansas viii from Iris date be offered, siaY or
night, - S1ndaF scbopol ps=aic parties,
church so-jsties or family r~aaions az o.Asr
social gstbsFtngs. free 80 cbsrxa IL Is tss
Determination - toe proprietor 70 nlaks tins
3 pieasurs resort. Earn a. tas cat Esns 81
Wichita vii be prod 81 For particular
call on G. G. Tp2sxa
so. "a y Main, or " liliarn Eklnser on tkus
srou1sd<- is1tf
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The EAGLE printing and blAnk book &C.
ssblishmen. IL prepared 20 DO al kinds of
Job printing Ard blank book making, guar
anteeing tkei, work 70 be n1t-claA< IN every
r4pect- All counter work, checks, bonds,
perforated, numbered-of ioose-At psioas
scuAi 70 kansas City or St Louis
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Oklahoma.

A complete History and Guide OF Oklsho-
ma illustrated with sectional map OF the In
dian Territory, by Col. K. G. Cole. Every
body cotemplating going TO that country
should have one. 1t is the only history ever
written of that wonderful country. Price
Coo and 81 90, by mail Oklahoma Publish
ing Co, Wichita, Kas. and news dealerS
generally. l1tf
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Prixste Inssrursions.

A lady about forming select clas~s In
English branchss for children, can accom-
rnoiate a limited number Of pupils In pri-
vate houss; also will teach class for misses
in History and English Literstur-. For
PARTICULARS address, Teacher" postoffics
box go. iOR
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

NE Agricultural and ssack farm. three aTso
half miles from city about Us broke
Ter section fenced FOR pature plenty of water sIsa
mali bouse-
Also se lots In city. fseiy located snt - s1s>1
neiyhborhood- Special terms TO those wsznjEs
make homes
Also suburban property. For .urth-y particular
Crts- 7. PeArce agent for M 0r~ife1ss~tn. -
c1ty o3ice. ~
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

81 zoo Gu. 16Gacres good. smooth second boe-
tom land, one maile from Ford City .sertns, ops
half cash Al-o bargains in lots in booming
town ~ Ford City. Address Maciary 4 Co.,
Ford City. Kan 7-im~
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

The 4. l. DsTidson Mortgage cornTany
have pIeuty 81 short time rn0nsF u Iosn on
approved security. Office IN rear 81 cItl-
zeT,s bank buibilnx IsEf
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StrAyed

From my residence, June IL, 1851. one hay
pony (horsel; branded below left hip. haA
web halter on when he left. Any one 70
turning him, or giving information leading
to his recovery, will be suitably rewarded.
J r. Sniveiy, 2S1 North Emporia avenue,
Wichita, Kansas liza
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Excursion tickets VIII be sold by the 81
Louis- F.. Scot. & Wichisa T. r. June ssh
and 22od ~ 80 for the round trip. good az
mouths, and choscs Of roases returning. with
ssoFover p1viiexe=l For further information
write or apply 20 y. C. Ks~ran, passenger
and ticket agent, 100 Main -, Wichita, Kan.
81
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

Tuo Io.x GA North Main strsst
T~o l0.x on North L.~rsoee
Two io.s On Nersh Ruyo~ia
Good re>i5enee ksEs oor;t. sortS. ~zt ard
ysxf, freely iorstei. a: Io~zys price and o.
easy terms
Cab on John $ C.ox5ce A Co, ron yo
"a Worth Man ssr~~. dcS-ia
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

The Glohs iro1 work. vii 70. n4sEzsacssrs
al cles-ss q boilers from the izs<r~. 20 ths
smallest, and vii ecaHvess STA ss<sers
work IN qaa4!-y AL prsos. also rsaks sl1
ki1scs Of xhes. troa work ar. r-yssrtnx. Al
kints q ts,sssrS promptly ssss-s4ss %. Give
them . cal and 90 e<:xzxa.es soi yoa wf1
find that yos can 20 better - bor4s Tar wkae
yea vans se skezr ians snAn yos eaa 1.
e0sz<1n G.Sxs 144-i0
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

Dr. Wm- J. Coaley, who d Also q aruxxts,
at Eik Point, DAKOTA. mys: '-Chan,kerlAsrs
Coiic, Cholera and DiArrb1a Remedy Ia
Ktyea The best sAsisfacsioo Of Any r,~si.ns IL
The rnaytes." Sod BY J. r. AIien and Al
dr1ch q Brown Ua
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

To buy, a good house with IS or 100 fee
front in north of city. IL must bs well 10
Gated and at reasonable price J. X. Sniveiy.
Office liz Main street 26Gs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

Why pay $500 70 s3,gD for restdencs
lots when you can buy them In Smithson's
add for 500 and 400 dix5-o
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

We have money ~ loan or short or long
time Alien & DeVore. over 10 Main -
AIAE. ~
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Creates, H.rgatp In Kau....

Coats thread ia all numbers at New Yorh
prices to dealers Iariiner & Stinson, Ia
Main st, Wichita GStf
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STORAGE.

STORA6E-Pcr household goods o merchant
- boxed or loose; II you nave any go-sts t1 stsfs
bring them 70 the Wichita Storage Co. So. ns IS ~
Douaa. ave. y .
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22

Take Cannon Ball Stage" from Cuiii.pa
TOR Greefasburg SIT
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Ar. C. 81. SAawen. Wellsvills, Kan, 0yDe
'It b with pleasure that can speak a -
good Chamberlains Cholc, Cholera -
Diarrhea Remedy has done my family DR.
ing the last thirteen year1 In the nns1
obstinate cases Of summer complaints al
diarrh9A among my childrsn IL acts -
charm, making Il never necesary to call n
q physician / can truthfully ay that n =
my judgment. based on years Of experino9
that there is not . medicine In the unashs6
that Is its equal - q family remedy, 81
that viii never keep house without boft3D
Of it in my possession" Sold by J. p. AL
and Aldrich & Brown ISL
Grand Central for sale.
Best house In town; big trade. too m1sA
for me TO handle. Terms reasonable -
quir0 at hotel, Hutchinson, Kan.
d20 KATE D. WINDOW.
A fine snare drum cheap. Post, the pswD-
broker. d6l-0